Since I went back on the Spark Program about 3 months ago I have lost about 10 pounds. I have been finding it increasingly difficult to lose another... Read more
First time I have gone anywhere in 2 months. felt better than I have been this morning so i took advantage of it.
Went to Walmart ( actually 2 diffe... Read more
Yesterday I knew I was going to be on the road at dinner time. I hadn't had a KFC chicken dinner in probably at least a year so I looked it up for ca... Read more
When you think of soy, what comes to mind? I think of soy milk and tofu to begin with. Perhaps a little edamame in your salad? Toss a little soy sauce... Read more
Drug-overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year in 2010, due largely to the overuse of prescription opioid pain relievers, according to a recent... Read more
May 21, 1966 is the day that my wife and I married which is a long time ago. Today we are celebrating our 47th wedding anniversary. I wish I felt be... Read more
I spent Monday (a holiday here) rising late from bed. I had a restless Sunday night - was up until 4a trying to finish reading a book - did it. Then... Read more
Ever have one of those days, when something seems a bit "OFF" but you just can't put your finger on it........
Or it seems like all the people ar... Read more
Ten Excellent and Funny Thoughts About Walking
Walking 20 minutes can add hours to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an additi... Read more
A great way to lose weight is to eat while you are naked and standing in front of a mirror. Restaurants will always throw you out before you can eat... Read more
I did go over my food range by 80 calories. Not bad. The scale has moved so that is an incentive. Takes more planning for my meals.I always have my lo... Read more
It would be great if we were just eating corn on the cob and it would be even better if we saw more than just yellow, but now the most commonly grown... Read more
Exercise
I have volunteered to help at a Golf tournament next weekend. There was a training session on Saturday. So to incorporate fitness (and tr... Read more
I ran across the new mix and match meal planner that was developed to go with the new Spark /Solution book. I thought Oh, this looks great so I tried... Read more
We did get quite a bit of work done outside today. We enlarged the outdoor back patio by adding more squares. I did manage to spray all the trees wi... Read more
Quite some time ago I pre ordered a copy of the Spark Solution; My copy arrived about 2 weeks ago. In the meantime I had completed an 8 week challeng... Read more
so my daughters friend is 19 and going to graduate high school next week. The friend currently lives with her grandparents, mother and brother. The... Read more
Just a short blog to say hello.
Thank you for all the sweet comments on my picture.
The scale has started to go down. I have been great on calori... Read more
You may have seen several ingredients with the word "gum" in them. Locust bean gum, xanthan gum, guar gum, cellulose gum, even carrageenan and agar ar... Read more
Most of you have probably already seen this, but every so often I read it as a reminder of why this time in my life IS special. Enjoy.........
A... Read more
Today is Whit Sunday - The Sunday of the feast of Whitsun or Pentecost in the Christian liturgical year, observed 7 weeks after Easter. I always unde... Read more
We were up early and outside on the back patio for breakfast. IT was a gorgeous day outside today. I did manage to get some work done and did all th... Read more
The Darwin Awards honor the "LEAST EVOLVED" among us.
The 5-Star Stupidity Award Winner:
When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a mot... Read more
I had thought about going with Bill but another sleepless night wore me out. I did get some sleep after 6 so that is better than yesterday.
Bill got... Read more
Monosodium Glutamate. It's that thing that was so hyped 20 years ago about being bad for you, and for a good reason. It's in practically every process... Read more
I copied this from SP:
As with any health and fitness program, your chance of success at SparkPeople go up with your use of the program. In addit... Read more
The dieter's church!
Have you heard about the new low-fat communion bread?
It's called "I Can't Believe It's Not Jesus"!
My idea of exerci... Read more
Needless to say I didn't sleep well so feel pretty crappy. I should sleep tonight
I happened to look out my kitchen window and had a nice surprise.... Read more
1. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface, where you have plenty of room at each side.
2. With a 5-pound potato bag in each hand, extend yo... Read more
I'll admit, we nee a dash of salt in our diets, but generally our diets have too much salt in them. Even if you never add a salt shaker to your food,... Read more
My weight is essentially the same as it was a month ago. It went down briefly, then back up again and now is a pound higher than it was a month ago!... Read more
I am happy it's Friday. We have a holiday on Monday 224 . I am thinking about participating in a group bike ride. It's at 6a 2 . I signed up to be... Read more
It is now 3am ( I woke up and can't get back to sleep)
and I can finally finish logging my food and posting my blog. I wrote the blog yesterday afte... Read more
We were eating mixed lettuce and kale in early April after starting these cold frames early March. Getting a jump on gardening this year - hope... Read more
If you eat anything processed, you'll have some kind of sweetener. You might even throw a spoonful of the sweet stuff in your tea or coffee. By the ti... Read more
"... optimism is not about being positive so much as it is about being motivated and persistent"- Suzanne C. Segerstrom
Got this from the DailyBl... Read more
Chronic pain can make it difficult to get a good night's sleep but restful sleep helps with pain management. Here's how to break the vicious cycle of pain and sleep.
